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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.019823356240012746
Coordinates
RA 15.7796° · Dec -6.9883°
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Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
01 03 07.1
Declination
−06 ° 59 ′ 18 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
5,891 km/s
Type
SABbc
Apparent size v
1.5' × 0.8'

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
78.00
Image
NGC 0356 SDSS.jpg
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redshift
0.019650
catalog code
Gaia DR2 2476099090535962368
time of discovery or invention
1864-09-27
apparent magnitude
9.664
galaxy morphological type
Sbc
Commons category
NGC 356
right ascension
15.77955118539750
declination
-6.98832579146190
radial velocity
5803

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Article

NGC 356 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, irregularly round."

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